I just found two absolutely fantastic books that I just have to tell you all about: Ordnance Survey Memoirs of Ireland, Parishes of County Donegal I and II. The are published by The Institute of Irish Studies. There's a description of these and other Ordnance Surveys at http://www.qub.ac.uk/iis/publications/OrdnanceSurveyMemoirs/OSMhomepage.htm ----------------------- In the 1830s a major series of parish accounts was commissioned to accompany the new Ordnance Survey maps. These became known as the Memoirs. Only the northern part of Ireland was covered before the scheme was dropped, and only one parish Memoir was published at the time. Now, over 150 years later, the Institute of Irish Studies, the Queen's University of Belfast, in association with the Royal Irish Academy, has published the Memoirs in full to provide a unique source for the cultural heritage of our community. The 40 volumes act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book, and are essential to the understanding of the cultural heritage of our communities. The Memoirs record landscape, buildings and antiquities, land-holdings and population, and employment and livelihood of the parishes. --------------------- There are land holders listed, names from gravestones, information about what people ate, wore and how and where they worked, etc. Wonderful to read! Regards, Kathleen Schilling _________________________________________________________________ Winterize your home with tips from MSN House & Home. http://special.msn.com/home/warmhome.armx